Rack for hanging bats or other objects

Abstract

The invention is a portable rack formed as a molded unit having a plurality of niches formed in a horizontal ledge portion to support a plurality of bats or other objects in a vertical position, and guide arms and adjustable clip means affixed to the back of a vertical mounting plate to enable the device to be mounted on a wire-screen backstop, or alternatively, screw disposed through openings in the vertical mounting plate to enable the device to be mounted on an interior building wall.

I claim: 
     
       1. A rack which can be mounted onto a chain-link fence or backstop to support sporting equipment in a substantially vertical position, said rack being a molded unit comprising: an elongated, rectangular vertical mounting plate;   a horizontal supporting ledge projecting perpendicularly from said mounting plate;   end plates at either end connecting said mounting plate to said supporting ledge at right angles to each;   a plurality of niches formed into said supporting ledge, each niche comprising a neck through which an object to be stored may be inserted, and a main elliptical portion perpendicular to said neck, the diameter of said elliptical portion being small enough to contact the handle of the object to be supported;   said ledge having a plurality of flanges defined by and located between said niches and between said niches and said end plates;   cross-bracing means positioned on the underside of each of said flanges;   means for mounting said rack onto said fence or backstop, said means comprising:   a strip extending horizontally across the back of said mounting plate;   guide arms formed at either end of said strip, each guide arm being parallel to said mounting plate and defining a slot between said mounting plate and each said guide arm into which links of said backstop may be inserted;   and adjustable clip means for tightening said rack against said links of said fence, said adjustable clip means being bolted through an opening in said mounting plate and being adjustable by wing nut means.